Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Catholic University of Leuven Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Hypertension and Cardiovascular Epidemiology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,754
95,149
0.355
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,504
58,738
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,861
35,683
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,432
29,050
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cardiovascular Epidemiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,436
26,783
0.589
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cancer
Immunology
Cell Death
Tumor Immunology
Immunotherapy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,164
26,480
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,133
24,735
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
cereal science and technology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,156
23,117
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Prediction modeling
biostatistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,427
21,294
0.724
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Microbiome research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,195
20,349
0.841
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
single molecule detection
super-resolution fluorescence microscopy
integrated fluorescence microscopy/scanning electron microc
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,379
19,480
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,952
18,602
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,880
17,952
0.391
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,423
17,555
0.640
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
borderline personality disorder
psychotherapy research
attachment
mentalisation
mentalizing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,263
17,039
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,307
15,188
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Parkinson's disease
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,519
14,583
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,785
13,705
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Nonsuicidal self-injury
eating disorders
personality disorders
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,193
13,398
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,333
12,418
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
cancer
ischemia
angiogenesis
inflammation
hypoxia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,131
12,412
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Modal analysis
damage assessment
structural dynamics
train-bridge interaction
numerical modelling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,369
12,003
0.455
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Motivation
self-determination theory
well-being
stress
burnout
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,786
11,787
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,852
11,528
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
mobile EEG
digital biomarkers
sleep
AI
clinical decision support
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,877
11,431
0.768
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
830
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jan Staessen
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,754
95,149
0.355
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,135
15
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter Carmeliet
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,504
58,738
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,847
31
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Davy Vancampfort
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,861
35,683
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,669
46
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Dirk Raes
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,432
29,050
0.437
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,592
55
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tatiana Kuznetsova Kouznetsova
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,436
26,783
0.589
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,709
56
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Abhishek D Garg
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,164
26,480
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,609
67
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Johan Neyts
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,133
24,735
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,533
75
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jan A Delcour
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,156
23,117
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,837
82
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ben Van Calster
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,427
21,294
0.724
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,594
88
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sara Vieira Silva
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,195
20,349
0.841
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,336
96
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hofkens Johan
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,379
19,480
0.482
single molecule detection
super-resolution fluorescence microscopy
integrated fluorescence microscopy/scanning electron microc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,226
112
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christine Desmedt
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,952
18,602
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,967
121
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sabine Van Huffel
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,880
17,952
0.391
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,456
129
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Francis Tuerlinckx
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,423
17,555
0.640
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,100
132
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Patrick Luyten
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,263
17,039
0.603
borderline personality disorder
psychotherapy research
attachment
mentalisation
mentalizing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,026
154
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Geert Bultynck
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,307
15,188
0.501
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,135
162
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Nieuwboer A
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,519
14,583
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,038
176
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wim Teughels
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,785
13,705
0.659
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,810
182
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Laurence Claes
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,193
13,398
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,461
215
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lieven Verschaffel
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,333
12,418
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,478
216
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Massimiliano Mazzone
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,131
12,412
0.537
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,754
228
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Guido De Roeck
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,369
12,003
0.455
Modal analysis
damage assessment
structural dynamics
train-bridge interaction
numerical modelling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,495
235
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anja Van Den Broeck
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,786
11,787
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,337
248
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stepan Lomov
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,852
11,528
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,701
252
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Maarten De Vos
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,877
11,431
0.768
mobile EEG
digital biomarkers
sleep
AI
clinical decision support